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UA/1718/001 Durham Students' Union Assembly Agenda Tuesday, 24 October 2017 UA/1718/001 Durham Students’ Union Assembly Agenda Tuesday, 24 October 2017– 19:00, CG93 (Scarborough lecture theatre, Chemistry department) Time Subject Who Paper 19:00- A. Welcome President 19:01 19:01- B. Apologies for absence and President 19:03 Conflicts of interest 19:03- C. Minutes of the meeting on 16 June 2017 President UA/1617/063 19:05 including ratification of old business Routine Business 19:05- D. Election of Chair President UA/1718/002 19:15 19:15- E. Election of Vice Chair Chair 19:20 19:20- F. Election of Assembly/Committee Members Chair UA/1718/003 19:40 19:40- G. Sharing of Officer Objectives Sabbatical Officers UA/1718/004 19:55 Items for Discussion 19:55- H. Motion: Free Education PG and UG Academic UA/1718/005 20:15 Officers 20:15- I. Policy: Dunelm House President UA/1718/006 20:25 20:25- J. Policy: Naming the 17th College Sabbatical Officer s UA/1718/007 20:35 20:35 K. Open Discussion Chair 20:45 Other Business 20:45- L. Questions to Officers 20:55 For Your Information 20:55- M. Update on Voter Registration Policy Opportunities Officer UA/1718/008 21:00 Next meeting will be 7 December 2017, ER142 Agenda closes (so papers must be in) 27 November 2017 at 17:00. Assembly is committed to making its meetings accessible to persons with disabilities. If you consider yourself to have any access or reasonable adjustment needs, please contact the Union President at [email protected] at least 2 days in advance to make arrangements. Durham Students’ Union Assembly - Minutes Friday, 16 June 2017– 19:00, ER201 UA/1617/063 Welcome Andy Corkhill welcomed members to the meeting. Apologies for absence and Conflicts of interest Andy Corkhill announced apologies received from Megan Croll, George Peat, George Stanbury, Tom Henderson, Harry Cross and Dominic Robson. Courtney Cliffe declared a conflict of interest for He for She Society and Ted Lavis Coward outlined a conflict for the trans policy. Minutes of the meeting on 09 May The minutes of the last meeting were approved as an accurate record. Update on Officer Work Alice Dee updated on her work. Alice explained that she is drafting a paper to go to UEC regarding a consultation framework. The SU strategy has been approved by the Board of Trustees. The #RippedOff campaign is going well and has three successes so far - the three wins of the #RippedOff campaign were a review of the cost, an option of differential pricing and reviews of bursary provision. Highlights of the year were working on access, officer restructure, sexual violence lobbying and working with NUS. James Creer asked about what sort of opportunities will be available for Stockton students, Alice had suggested talking to Teesside SU about providing activities to Durham students in order to keep the campus vibrant. In regards to the university hardship fund, the criteria had been altered in order to support Queens’s students in the transition. Lisa Whiting updated on her work including celebrating course reps achievements. Postgraduate representation guidelines have passed through the University and working on postgraduate pay issues. Other issues have been working against the closure of social work programmes, the decisions have been delayed following more consultation. Lisa explained that she had investigated that when international fixed fees was introduced to clarify why some students fees had gone up. The eating space pilot in the library has been completed and has been moved to a larger space from next academic year. Highlights for the year included focussing on postgraduates, HE bill and TEF, student response to the academic year changes and course rep elections. James Creer asked about the changes to the academic year are now. First term will be the same; second term may increase by a week and third term the same with a potential reduction in one week of Easter. Kara-Jane Senior updated on her work on her student activities participation and impact report which has been taken to the student experience subcommittee and an action plan is in development to take forward the recommendations. In terms of recognition and celebration of student activities Kara spoke about the annual awards, supporting groups to win national awards and creating a society accreditation scheme. Relating to making student groups easier was changing processes and support structures, creating guidance and resources. There we no questions. Jo Gower updated on her work on supporting underrepresented groups regarding getting more diversity in university staff, working with associations, development of training for college identity reps and creating consistent rep descriptions for colleges. Jo explained the #RespectMeans campaign is live now and Active Bystander training has been ran. In regards to disability support, Jo has focussed on medical notes. James Creer asked about Pincident and what the official response would be letting people know where the areas have happened. Darcy Van Erten said that there was wording issues regarding sexual violence posters. Jo explained that the word ‘here’ had been used because it was a community response and to put the impetus on people within the Durham community. Adam Jarvis updated on his work regarding the work insights programme, learning and development hub, duck development day, take the lead, active bystander and a positive relationship with the careers service. In regards to supporting common rooms, training has been delivered at one college as other colleges wanted it in Michaelmas term. There we no questions. Andy thanked the officers for all of their work this year. Update from Committees Beth Fleming updated on the work of DUCK stating between £200,000 and £300,000 has been raised this year. There has been a match funding agreement established for the local charities fund. The relationships with the SU have greatly improved. Matthew Kirk updated on the work of MCR Pres Comm such as making lives easier for PGs and MCR Presidents. Charlie Walker gave how much money had been awarded in grants throughout the various grants processes and stated there were no appeals from any elections. He also updated that a system to monitor the diversity of candidates in elections is now in place. New Society Ratification Thea Burton explained that societies committee has recommended to ratify the following societies: HeForShe Impulse DU Blood Society Days for Girls Independent Magazine Society Home Brewing Society Durham Film Review Dodgeball Society Glitter Society Quaker Society Turkish Society Vinyl Record Society Game of Thrones Society Applied Social Science Society Think Tank Thea stated that Societies Committee were recommending to reject European Law Students Association. George Walker asked about why HeForShe were now being ratified to be recommended, Thea stated that Fem Soc no longer object. Jo Gower asked about whether Days for Girls could lobby the umbrella organisation to be more inclusive to people who menstruate. Andy Corkhill asked Assembly to vote to support Societies Committee recommendation to ratify the proposed societies: For – 21 Against – 0 Abstain – 0 The above societies were ratified as official societies of Durham Students’ Union. Thea Burton explained that European Law Students Association was being rejected because of similarities with Enhanced Legal Sector Access. The President of the European Law Students Association said that the name was an international name and that the objectives were different. The President of the Enhanced Legal Sector Access stated that they support the objectives of the proposed society but it will be confusing to have two legal societies called ELSA. She stated that they are willing to support the new group’s objectives in their activities. Ed Nathan said that it would be confusing as they are very similar and have the same acronym. Andy Corkhill asked Assembly to approve Societies Committee’s recommendation to reject ratification: For - 12 Against - 3 Abstain - 5 The European Law Students Association was rejected and therefore did not become a society of Durham Students’ Union. Changes to Standing Orders Andy Corkhill explained the process by which the recommended changes would be presented and voted on. Lisa Whiting explained the standing order changes that consisted of cleaning up and taking account for changes ie: officer roles. Andy asked if there were any questions, or objections. There were none. Andy called for a vote on general changes: For - 21 Against - 0 Abstain – 0 Those changes passed. Lisa explained the changes around academic representation and outlined the amendment which had been submitted. Assembly voted on the amendment: For - 21 Against - 0 Abstain – 0 The amendment passed. Assembly voted on the motion as amended: For - 21 Against – 0 Abstain – 0 The changes to the Standing Order regarding Academic Representation were approved. Kara explained the proposed standing order changes regarding student groups. Molly Smith asked whether Societies Committee would be the body who ratify student groups, Kara said it would be Soc Comm. George Walker asked whether there would be an ability to refer a society to Assembly – Kara said that is something to look at in the process. Ted Lavis Coward said previously Assembly has had to vote against Soc Comm’s recommendations. Andy Corkhill asked if anybody wanted to oppose the amendment and no one came forward. Andy called for a vote on the amendment: For - 18 Against - 1 Abstain –1 Courtney Cliffe asked whether Associations are invited to sit on Societies Committee. Kara said no and Courtney officially opposed the motion by saying that Associations have levels of expertise which may be missed if the decision is made by Societies Committee alone. Alice said that the main rationale for this change was that Assembly has spent a lot of time talking about small process issues, as Societies Committee can pass policy they should be allowed to ratify societies.
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